Sports Cricket World Cup 2023

[Inruin]

Gees that's terrible batting

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

This could be very embarrassing for England...

Is not could

 

[miket12]

Gees that's terrible batting

Extras (7) added more runs to the English total than the four lowest scoring batsmen did combined…… Root (3), Livingstone (1), Woakes (0), Rashid (2).

 

[Makasene]

Total lack of application from England.

They don't look like they want to be there.

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

If Pakistan played like England have this tournament I’d be thinking about dodgy betting patterns. The players have been a complete embarrassment to the cap

 

[Billyspleen75]

Extras (7) added more runs to the English total than the four lowest scoring batsmen did combined…… Root (3), Livingstone (1), Woakes (0), Rashid (2).

That's actually a very common occurrence..

NZ Vs India for example..
Extras 17
7 lowest NZ scores 6, 5, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0

 

[Shogun]

Black Caps have won the toss. Hopefully not the only win we get against the Fockers today

 

[Ever Hopeful]

At the moment this pitch looks like 400. No sideways movement, no bounce. Head is a scary in on a pitch like this

 

[tajhay]

What an over so far

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Doesn't help that NZ are rabbits in the headlights. When else would Henry bow two no balls in a row?

 

[PullingTeets]

Doesn't help that NZ are rabbits in the headlights. When else would Henry bow two no balls in a row?

Darryl Tuffy vibes

 

[Ever Hopeful]

The Aussies are able to just stay on the back foot and wait for the ball to sit up. It looks so easy.

 

[tajhay]

Please stop this carnage

 

[Inruin]

Matt Henry has zero variation.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Baseball stances, ability to hit the ball way in front of square. I find it all really dull. There has to be a contest between bat and ball in 50 over cricket. I'd argue that while they are creaming us, they are not having to use much batsmanship to do it.

Thank goodness we actually had a close game last night.

 

[snake77]

After a day of painting around the house I noticed this was on earlier than the 9pm games I've been watching.

Went from this is on early. To noticing the score. To thinking WFT.

At least Boult's overs were some what respectable.

 

[snake77]

Baseball stances, ability to hit the ball way in front of square. I find it all really dull. There has to be a contest between bat and ball in 50 over cricket. I'd argue that while they are creaming us, they are not having to use much batsmanship to do it.

Thank goodness we actually had a close game last night.

As a former bowler seeing the big bats and all of the rules weighted towards the batsmen it's a bit of a downer. I get 6's and big scores are good for the crowds but it is still a sporting contest at the end of the day.

Mind you even without all of that I've been in a few games where it's felt like this no matter what plans you have or change to it seems like the ball goes flying everywhere.

 

[Inruin]

Baseball stances, ability to hit the ball way in front of square. I find it all really dull. There has to be a contest between bat and ball in 50 over cricket. I'd argue that while they are creaming us, they are not having to use much batsmanship to do it.

Thank goodness we actually had a close game last night.

Henry has no variation, only looks dangerous if there is some movement off the pitch. Ferguson is our quickest but the Aussies face Stark and company in the nets who are just as quick and better.

Prove will be in what we can do with the bat in the second innings. This is shaping up as a hammering so far though

 

[regenerated borg]

I thought NZ would of learnt by now.. in one dayers when the Aussies are in hot form........ never ever ever send them into bat if ya win the toss.... the old NZ greats new that...

 

[tajhay]

This score could be anything. What is the record 50 over total?